Eider Barrage

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The Eider Barrage is a major coastal flood protection and storm surge barrier structure located at the mouth of the Eider River on Germany’s North Sea coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf barrage
coastal flood protection structure
storm surge barrier
constructionMaterial concrete
earth embankments
steel
constructionStart 1967
coordinatesApprox 54.33°N 8.78°E
country Germany NERFINISHED
crosses Eider River NERFINISHED
designedToWithstand North Sea storm surges
engineeredBy German hydraulic engineers
function prevents saltwater intrusion during storm surges
regulates freshwater discharge from the Eider River into the North Sea
hasComponent embankment dams
navigation lock
roadway
sluice gates
hasLock ship lock for inland navigation
hasRoad Bundesstraße 5
hasTourismFunction viewpoint for North Sea and Wadden Sea
visitor information facilities
isPartOf German North Sea coastal defence system NERFINISHED
length approximately 4.9 kilometres
locatedAtMouthOf Eider River NERFINISHED
locatedIn Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED
locatedInProtectedArea Wadden Sea region NERFINISHED
locatedNear St. Peter-Ording NERFINISHED
Tönning NERFINISHED
locatedOnCoastOf North Sea NERFINISHED
maintains safe water levels upstream of the Eider River
managingAuthority Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Nord-Ostsee-Kanal NERFINISHED
nearBodyOfWater Eider estuary NERFINISHED
North Frisian Wadden Sea NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of Germany’s major coastal defence structures
opened 1973
protectsRegion Eiderstedt Peninsula NERFINISHED
low-lying coastal areas along the Eider River
purpose coastal flood protection
navigation control
storm surge protection
water level regulation
region northern Germany NERFINISHED
replaced earlier dike and flood protection systems at the Eider estuary

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Eider hasStructure Eider Barrage